Meet the team
Leading with heart and delivering with excellence
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No judgments.
Just solutions.
We’re a local, woman-owned small business in Richmond, VA, with a big heart. Our award-winning team brings decades of experience managing people and projects, paired with real-life perspective as busy moms and adult daughters. At Cut the Clutter RVA, our team is more than just organizers — we’re listeners, encouragers, and problem-solvers who lead with love. Every person here brings their own strengths, stories, and a shared belief that organizing isn’t about perfection — it’s about creating space for what matters most.
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Our story
How it started
Cut the Clutter RVA didn’t start as a business — it started with love.
In the summer of 2018, I visited a dear friend whose middle daughter was terminally ill. To make space for her hospital bed, they had moved her into the dining room. I remember thinking, “How can I make this feel better for her? For the family?”
So I began by organizing and adding soft touches to turn a hard space into a gentle one for the whole family. When I finished, my friend asked if I could help with the rest of the house. I shared a few photos on social media, just happy to have helped a friend. Then more friends asked me for help. And by September of 2018, Cut the Clutter RVA was officially born.
How it’s going
Today, Cut the Clutter RVA is more than a service. It’s a community. We sit with clients in their overwhelm, celebrate their wins, and create spaces that feel peaceful and possible. The best part? Watching our team empower someone who felt stuck… and seeing hope return to their face.
We’re committed to growing with purpose — continuing to expand our services, strengthen our team, give back to our community, and change lives one room (and one story) at a time.
What we’ve learned along the way
After working with a huge variety of clients in many types of situations, we’ve learned that clutter is rarely about “stuff.” It’s about life — transitions, grief, overwhelm, hope, change. We’ve learned that kindness changes everything. And we’ve learned that leading with love never fails.
Cut the Clutter RVA began with one act of love. And every day since, love has been leading the way.
–Lynda Reider, CTC founder
Why I do this job:
I love helping people. We all need a hand sometimes. We get to extend kindness and grace to those who aren’t necessarily proud of their current situation and provide them with a functional path forward. It’s incredibly rewarding.
Why I do this job:
Helping people who are overwhelmed find peace and calm in their homes is very rewarding. I especially love to help people purge what they no longer need; when their physical space is clear, their mind is clearer. And rehoming donations to those in need is a win all around.
Why I do this job:
Decluttering can be a form of therapy, and it is fun and rewarding to help others who might be stuck or just need a little support on their journey. It has taught me a great deal about the power of letting go of things and being more intentional.
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I’ve always loved organizing, but these days my passion is organizing data and information. I enjoy keeping track of the details and building smooth, beautiful processes so nothing slips through the cracks.
Why I do this job:
Behind every front door, there is a different story. I am humbled to be invited in to be of some service. I love that none of us ever take that for granted.
Why I do this job:
This job is so rewarding. When I started, I thought the reward would be in the before and after pictures (which are great!), but what I’ve learned is that the reward is how our clients feel. This is such a therapeutic process, and knowing that they are not alone provides peace of mind and that sense of accomplishment.
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I get the opportunity to be part of a solution, part of something bigger than myself, something that is impactful, intentional and important. My mind is forever working towards establishing better, more balanced outcomes, and to share that with others is truly worthwhile.
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Organizing is very much like a puzzle - figuring out how best to utilize a space so that it works for the client. An organized space just feels good, and it's so rewarding to be able to give that feeling and a sense of peace to our clients.
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Everything about the organizing process is appealing to me: from creating systems, to teaching people how to use them, to the satisfaction of a job well done, to the mental relaxation I see once everything is in its proper place. I am passionate about helping people understand their own unique strengths and challenges, and how to apply them to get organized.
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I love to organize! It truly makes me happy. I love to see spaces neat and clutter-free, to have a place for everything and everything in its place. It brings together my passion for helping others and my gift of organizing. I’ve been known to spend a free weekend, voluntarily organizing a friend’s basement or garage!
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I love meeting new people. It’s so rewarding that they trust me to come into their home, and organize it from stressful chaos to serene. To see their pure joy and gratitude is the most amazing feeling. I want the spaces that I organize to be their happy places!
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It's so rewarding to help our clients through very overwhelming situations like moving or downsizing. I love the satisfaction of seeing a space neatly organized, but I especially love seeing the joy and relief that people feel when we're through.
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Organizing in general brings me such satisfaction. Knowing you’ve made such a difference in the way someone feels about their home – and the peace and happiness it brings them – is incredibly rewarding.
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I love helping people think through the life they want to have moving forward. Helping our clients in practical, hands-on ways is a privilege I love as a clutter cutter and move manager. We all need help thinking through our possessions at different stages of our lives, and doing it with someone alongside can make it so much easier.
Why I do this job:
As a military spouse, we moved several times in my life. I have always enjoyed the moving, packing and setting up of a new home. Yes, I’m the friend who loves to come help someone pack up or tidy things. Finding fun solutions to unique challenges is work that never feels like “work,” especially when it comes to making messes into something functional and beautiful.
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I am passionate about helping people through life's transitions, whether that means packing and unpacking during a move, or downsizing and decluttering. To me, organizing is like solving a puzzle- matching the right solutions to each unique space. The most rewarding part is transforming a home and seeing the joy it brings to our clients.
Why I do this job:
I love getting to meet people and help them with areas of their home that are causing stress. Everyday is a unique project with unique solutions. It is rewarding when we can collaborate with clients to give them the space they need.
Lynda Reider
Background:
I have worked in small businesses, large corporations, and have even created a non profit. I grew up in a very small town and learned early that your word means everything. Community is important to me and I love to find purpose in serving others.
When I’m not organizing:
I love to color and hang out with my family! Rich and I have been married for 21 years and have twin 17 year old daughters, Jess and Sam, and a beagle named Layla. I love to make to-do lists. Sometimes, I even assign those lists to other people in my house. It’s their favorite. (Not really.)
Skill for next year:
Power tool mastery!
Bucket list:
I want to go skydiving!
Gretchen Moen
Background:
For the majority of my professional career, I worked in marketing communications, managing projects, budgets and people for a leading loyalty marketing company. As life took some twists and turns, I quit my marketing job, to help my mom relocate to Richmond. As fate had it, Cut the Clutter had won a major client gig and needed a team to help. I thought – I can do that! And the rest is history.
When I’m not organizing:
I love laughing with my husband, Dennis, and my 16 year old son. We enjoy travelling, spending time outdoors and trying new foods.
Future plans:
I dream of living in an RV and seeing as much of this wonderful country as possible.
Maria Sheils
Background:
I’m a former elementary school teacher and guidance counselor.
When I’m not organizing:
I live in Glen Allen with my husband, three children and dog. In my free time, I enjoy reading, spending time with my friends. I also love traveling and watching crime shows.
Future plans:
I have not yet abandoned my dream of becoming an international spy.
Donna Washok
Background:
I was a stay-at-home mom for many years, then transitioned to teacher’s aide, preschool teacher and after school care assistant. In between all that, I also homeschooled my own kids for high school. Through it all, I have always been the go-to person for organizing the spaces around me and knowing where everything for everybody is at all times.
When I’m not organizing:
I love to hang out with my husband, three young adult children, one son-in law and three cats! I enjoy reading good historical fiction books, coloring very intricate pictures and researching anything that interests me.
Future plans:
Become a foster mom to lots of sweet and cuddly kittens!
Carrie Grow
Background:
I grew up in RVA and raised both of my boys here. I recently retired from a long career in marketing and sales management. However, I knew that I wanted to use my energy and experience to help others. I knew Lynda because we taught group fitness classes together years ago. So, when our paths crossed at an expo event, I knew this was the place I needed to be.
When I’m not organizing:
My passion is and has always been fitness. So, I enjoy biking, hiking and teaching all types of group fitness classes. Spending time with my family is the best – traveling, listening to live music and spending time with them at my “happy place: in Chic’s Beach. Dolly and Buster, my two kittens, are definitely adding some spice to my life!
Future plans:
More travel is in my future for sure, with plans to go to Greece next. My younger son recently gave me a ukulele, so next on my list is to learn how to play it!
Telisi Davis
Background:
In March 2020, I graduated with a BFA in Interior Design, from Savannah College of Art and Design. Interior design and professional organizing share these things in common: listening to the client, focusing on uplifting the positive aspects and providing deliberate detailed design (DDD) solutions for the things that could work better, to create an overall sense of comfort, safety and euphoria. I hope by being a part of this team, I can mold these two worlds together and create something spectacular to share with everyone.
When I’m not organizing:
Being an avid list maker/notetaker makes it hard for me to not be constantly organizing. You could say it is a part of my nature, though I am regularly reminding myself to relax, for life doesn’t always go as planned! When not busy strategizing about my next steps, I enjoy weight training and doing HIIT workouts, binge watching Netflix/Hulu dramas and thrillers, and working on my personal art and design website.
Future plans:
To work in hospitality design where I will one day have a part in designing major resort/hotel developments. I want to travel, and see the vast design world, outside of RVA.
Niki Donathan
Background:
I spent 23 years in IT as a web developer, transitioning to part-time while raising my children. Years ago, when Cut the Clutter RVA was very new, I had an opportunity to help them out on a job and thought it would be so much fun! In the end, I wasn’t able to help out at that time, but I have been following the company’s success and cheering them on ever since. Recently, I was considering a career change from IT, and when I heard that Cut the Clutter RVA had some openings, I jumped at the chance!
When I’m not organizing:
I’m usually driving my two kids around! When I do have free time, I enjoy reading and solving word puzzles and jigsaw puzzles. My favorite thing is to plan upcoming vacations. I love researching where to stay and what to do. I also run and have completed 12 marathons.
Future plans:
Traveling! I would love to go back to Bora Bora with my husband for our 25th anniversary.
Emily Hart
Background:
I’m a secret double agent – a clinical psychologist, and an organizer! I have a doctorate in psychology and have worked as a psychologist for over a decade. I have such a passion for organizing though, and really see the impact that our spaces can have on our mental health. I joined Cut the Clutter because I really believe in the company’s mission, and I get the chance to work on a team with some incredible women.
When I’m not organizing:
I also work as a mental health therapist. When I’m not doing that, you can usually find me with my nose in a good book, caring for my plants, going on adventures with my husband, or at a board-game night with friends.
Future plans:
ADHD, depression, and anxiety all impact how we get organized and stay organized, and I hope to find new ways to use my psychology skills to help our clients in this area.
Jennifer Hirt
Background:
After working briefly as a social worker, I happily stayed home with my 2 sons and daughter, now young adults, while teaching part time as a preschool teacher. As my kids got older, the preschoolers got cuter and 15 years later, I’m still teaching when I’m not organizing!
When I’m not organizing:
You can find me at one of the many Charlottesville wineries taking in the beautiful countryside, enjoying red wine, gardening in my backyard, or reading on my front porch swing.
Skill for next year:
I’d love to master sourdough bread baking! Anyone have a starter?!
Bucket list:
I would love to backpack part of the Appalachian Trail one day!
Tara Kelley
When I’m not organizing:
I enjoy spending time with my family. My husband of 15 years, Brock, and I enjoy going to breweries and catching some good concerts that come through town. We have two daughters, 16 and 11. The four of us enjoy going to Washington Nationals games whenever we get a chance (Go Nats!). And, I can’t forget the spoiled baby, our dog Rosie!
Future plans:
I dream of going to Germany for Oktoberfest one day.
Jen Ryther
Background:
I began my teaching career in elementary school. I taught for 9 years then decided to stay home with my two boys while they were little. Upon returning to teaching, I took a position at a preschool where I taught 3 year olds for 5 years. My good friend Gretchen told me all about this awesome organizing company that she started working for and I was very intrigued! After helping out on my days off from preschool, I was hooked and wanted to do it full time!
When I’m not organizing:
When I am not at work, I love spending time with friends and family, my husband and two sons, ages 14 & 16. I try to stay active with my husband and kids. We often drive out West and hike in the mountains. My husband and I are big JMU football fans and spend many Fall weekends in Harrisonburg cheering on the Dukes!! We love live music and seeing our favorite bands in concert.
Future plans:
I think it would be cool to learn to play an instrument – maybe the ukulele. I want to retire in the mountains and travel as much as possible!
Shannon Taylor
Background:
I have held many titles from visual merchandiser, photographer, military wife, homeschool mom, and most recently farmers’ market manager & delivery driver, just to name a few. Each has taught me valuable lessons and I’m thankful for the relationships I’ve gained over the years.
When I’m not organizing:
I love spending time with family and making memories with friends. I also enjoy puzzles and learning something new. Creating and making things is my passion.
Skills for next year:
I’m always looking for something new to try and create. I’d love to learn how to rewire a lamp or improve my painting and staining skills.
Bucket list:
I would love to travel in an RV to visit friends and family. I am fascinated by historical places and I would love to stay in a historic chateau in France someday.
Testimonials
If you’ve been thinking about how you may need a home organizer, no need to look any further. We couldn’t recommend Cut the Clutter more. This company is fantastic. From the consultation to the last day of work, Cut the Clutter made the process a breeze. These women were professional, personable, non-judgmental, and most importantly helpful in making our vision come to life. They had creative ideas of using our space and items we already had to work better for us than we ever thought they could.
-Kristy B., Richmond, VA
The team came out to help earlier this year and they completely made my spaces workable, less cluttered and manageable for me to maintain on my own. They were efficient, kind and thorough. The best part was knowing the “clutter” I didn’t need was being donated to a worthy cause and they took care of delivering those donations. I have been able to maintain my spaces over these last several months and will definitely utilize Cut the Clutter RVA again! I’ve made several recommendations to friends! Totally worth it!
-Tiffany W., Richmond, VA
Cut the Clutter is an amazing group of individuals that have come into my home and treated it like their own. I am beyond words for how happy I am with their work. They are kind, non judgmental, professional, creative and passionate about the work that they do. I wish I could give them more than 5 stars.
This has not only helped with the visual and organization in my life, it has helped with my mental health as well. I think I told them numerous times that I feel like I can breathe again. Do yourself a favor and hire this wonderful group of humans to help you help yourself!!!
-Yolanda A., Glen Allen, VA
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